Featured answer: “I try to maintain a sense of humor, a lesson I learned from Judge Joanne Ellinghaus-Jones (District Court of Maryland for Carroll County). I was present in her courtroom many years ago when a male attorney arguing a case before her referred to her as ‘Hon.’ There were audible gasps from those present, then the courtroom became silent. All eyes were on Judge Jones awaiting her reaction. She paused, knotted her brow, leaned forward, and said ‘That’s Judge Hon to you.’ Her point was made, the tension was broken, and laughter ensued.”

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